State Dept. of Public Health v. Super. Ct.
Opinion
Opinion
Filed 9/18/
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
(Sacramento) ----
STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, C072325
Petitioner, (Super. Ct. No. 34-2012- 80001044) v.
THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SACRAMENTO
COUNTY,
Respondent;
CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING,
Real Party in Interest.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING; petition for extraordinary writ of mandate. Timothy M. Frawley, Judge. Peremptory writ issued.
Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Julie Weng-Gutierrez, Assistant Attorney General, Niromi W. Pfeiffer and Grant Lien, Deputy Attorneys General, for Petitioner.
No appearance for Respondent.
Davis Wright Tremaine, Duffy Carolan and Jeff Glasser for Real Party in Interest.
(SEE DISSENTING OPINION) This is an action under the California Public Records Act (PRA) (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.). Pursuant to the PRA, an investigative news organization requested citations for patient care violations that the State Department of Public Health (Public Health) issued to state facilities housing mentally ill and developmentally disabled patients. These…